John Green JONES, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1834 - 1901  (66 years)

• Name	John Green JONES
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	28 Mar 1834	Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A.   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Mar 1901	Pottawattamie County, Iowa   [20]
  Buried	John Green Jones Cemetery, Rockford Twp., Pottawattamie, IA   [20]
  Notes	1850 census: found 1856 IA census: found 1860 census: found 1870 census: found 1880 census: found 1885 IA census: found 1900 census: found census search complete On 10 Sep 1850, Hardin Jones (39) was a farmer in Washington Twp. (Putnam) IN with $2000 in real estate, living with Acenith Jones (40) and their children John G. (16), Martha E. (14), Amanda A. L. (13), Mary Jane (11), and Ruth E. (9). Acenith was illiterate. All the children attended school within the year. Lots of neighbors are family. In 1856, J. G. (22, farmer) and M. A. (22) Jones lived in Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA with their son Nelson (0). They had been residents there for 0 years. John Green Jones’s father Hardin and sister M. J. Jones lived adjacent with their families. On 9 July 1860, John G. (26) and Mary A. (26) Jones lived in Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA, with their children Nelson (4) and Theodore (2). John G. was a farmer and had a $600 personal estate. Mary A. kept house. Their immediate neighbors were John G.’s sister Mary J. and her family; next to them were John G.’s father Hardin and John G.’s grandmother Elizabeth Jones. On 12 June 1870, J. G. (35, farmer) and M. A. (35, keeping house) Jones lived in Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA, with their children Nelson (14), Theodore (12), Parks (10), Elias (8), and John (6). All the children attended school within the yera. J.G.’s father Hardin lived next door. On 25 June 1880, John G. Jones (46, farmer) and Mary A. Jones (46, keeping house) lived with their children Parks D. (19, working on farm), Elias M. (17, working on farm), John G. (14, at school), and Claray J. (7, at school). Also in the household were Mary Sales (14, niece, at school) and adopted daughter Anna B. Sutton (13, at school). John G.’s son Theodore was a neighbor, and father Hardin lived next door. In 1885, John G. Jones (50, farmer & stock[...]) lived on T77 R44, Sec 14, Subdist. No. 2, with his wife Mary A. (51, keeping house) and children Parks D. (23, farmer), Elias (21, farmer), John G. Jr. (19), Clarissa J. (11), and housekeeper Nettie A. B. Sutton (18). On 11 June 1900, John G. (67) and Jane (60) Jones lived on a farm, owned free, in Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA. John G. was a farmer. Both were literate. Their son Nelson and his family were their immediate neighbors. James E. and Suzannie Deal were other neighbors. From 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA: JOHN GREEN JONES, a prominent farmer of Rockford Township, was born in Putnam County, Indiana, March 28, 1834. His parents, Hardin and Asenath (DEWEESE) JONES, were natives of Kentucky whose ancestry remotely were Dutch, Irish and Welsh. Hardin JONES was born in Kentucky, September 17, 1810, and removed to Indiana, where his father died in 1853, leaving a wife and 14 children. The children were: Malinda, married Hugh ADAMS and afterward died; Hardin was the second; Lucinda married HUGH ADAMS and afterward died; Ewing G. deceased; Sarah, who married Luke SALES and died in Illinois; Rebecca, now the widow of Thomas SALES, and residing in Appanoose Co, Iowa; William M. and Jonathan, both deceased; Leanna, who married Luke SALES and is now deceased; Allen who lives in Mills County, this state; Elizabeth who married Joseph SKELTON and both are now dead; America, now the widow of Josiah SKELTON and residing in Pottawattamie County; James S. a resident of Rockford Township; and Harriet who died in infancy. Mr. Hardin JONES in 1832 married Asenath DEWEESE, a native of Kentucky, who was born January 1, 1810, daughter of David and Elizabeth DEWEESE, who were the parents of a large family and moved to Indiana where they both died. Mrs. Jones was the youngest of their children. After marriage he purchased a farm of 160 acres, heavy timber land, and improved it until the fall of 1855 which he sold and moved to Iowa, where he settled in Rockford Township, this county, upon 230 acres of prairie and timber land, which he purchased of G. Beebe, which had a cabin on it and 25 acres broken, and then proceeded to improve it. He afterward erected a frame house , 28 X 32 and one and a half stories high, built substantial outhouses, etc. and followed both grain and stock farming until his death. His first wife, already mentioned, died in 1859 and he then married Mary SKELTON, in October in that year, and she died March 9, 1881; and he next married in October same year to Brunetta MOSS, who survived her marriage only about 18 months. In February 1883, he married Eliza MULLENNIX, and she died July 10, 1886, but he survived her death but a short time, dying March 20, 1887. He was Judge of Pottawattamie County and took an active part in the political affairs of the community; was Justice of the Pace 21 years, Deputy Sheriff for several terms and held other official relations. He was a member of the regular Primitive Baptist Church and the clerk for 40 years. In his family were the following children: Malinda Jane, born May 26, 1833, and since died; John G., the subject of this sketch; Martha E., born January 11, 1836, married A.L. JONES (since deceased) and now resides in Harrison County this state; Amanda A.E., born April 29, 1837, married John A. REEL and they reside in Harrison County; Mary J. born November 16, 1838, married Joseph MOSS and they live in Rockford Twp, this county; Ruth A., born February 6, 1841, married John A. MACE and died, leaving 5 children; and Silas H. born July 26, 1847 and died in infancy. John G. JONES, with whose name this sketch opens, is the second child in the above family and the oldest living; was married at age 20 years, December 7, 1854, to Mary Ann MACE, daughter of Nicholas and Cynthia (LUSTER) MACE, natives of Tennessee. Nicholas MACE was born in Tennessee, January 25, 1808, of English, Welsh, Irish and German extraction and at age 24 married a lady who was born in Tennessee in 1811 and whose parents died when she was very young, when the daughter was brought up by an acquaintance. She married at the age of 21 years. After that Mr. and Mrs. MACE moved to Indiana and resided until 1856, and then came to Rockford Twp, this county, settling upon a quarter section of wild prairie. Here she died, April 18, 1863, leaving five children as follows: Mary Ann, John A. who resides in Oklahoma; Millie Jane wife of Benjamin SPENCER in Boomer Twp; David A. a resident of Harrison County; Elias M. now deceased. Mary Ann was born in Tennessee November 12, 1833 and was married at the age of 21 years. Mr. Jones, after his marriage, was deeded by his father 90 acres of land on sections 14 and 15, partially improved; and he set out vigorously to work in completing improvements. He first erected a log house, 18 X 20 feet, farm buildings, built fences, etc. and followed grain and stock farming. He also set out an orchard of large and small fruits, planted shade and ornamental trees, and beautified the premises generally. He prospered and in 1872 he erected a fine two-story frame house 28 X 28 feet, including a veranda in front. He has added to his first purchase until he now has 700 acres of fine land, of which 400 are under cultivation and the remainder is in timber, meadow and pasture. As to political issues he is a stanch Democrat, taking zealous interest in national affairs; of course in local matters he votes for the candidates whom he judges personally to be the best fitted. He has been Road Supervisor, Township Trustee, a member of the Board of Education. He and his wife are members of the Primitive Baptist Church of Loveland. Mr. JONES children are ten in number, born and named as follows: Nelson, born February 17, 1856, married Martha A. MATTOX; and Theodore, born September 1, 1859, married Mary A. WEST, both residing in this county; Parks D., born May 20, 1861, still at home; Elias A., May 8, 1863, married Sarah J. CASE; and John G., September 19, 1865, married Martha A. DEAL, both in this county; the next two died in infancy; Emery and Anna (twins) born August 20, 1870, Emery died November 8 following, and Anna died February 27, 1871; and Clarissa Jane, born June 25, 1873. On gravestone: (Farewell J. G. Jones) row 3
  Person ID	I17228	Complete
  Last Modified	6 May 2008

  
  

  Father	William Hardin JONES,   b. 17 Sep 1810, Green River, Casey County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1887, Loveland, Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Asenath DeWeese,   b. 1 Jan 1810, Knox, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1860, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa  (Age 50 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1832	Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A.   [21, 22]
  Notes	In the 1860 Federal Census Hardin Jones and family are living in Rockford, Pottawattamie, Iowa. He is age 49 and was born in Kentucky. He has his mother Elizabeth Jones age 70 born in Kentucky is living with him along with two children Samuel M Anderson age 10 born in Indiana and Ann E Owens age 17 also born in Indiana. Ann is listed as a servant. Dave Howard April 2008 Note from Kevin Jones April 2008. This will be converted to a Source annotation. Thanks for your comments on Malinda (Mary) Jane Jones. She very well may be a phantom person. The evidence I have for her is primarily in the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa (<http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/Bios1891-I.htm>). (Here's the relevant text: "He [Hardin Jones] was Judge of Pottawattamie County and took an active part in the political affairs of the community; was Justice of the Pace 21 years, Deputy Sheriff for several terms and held other official relations. He was a member of the regular Primitive Baptist Church and the clerk for 40 years. In his family were the following children: Malinda Jane, born May 26, 1833, and since died; John G., the subject of this sketch; Martha E., born January 11, 1836, married A.L. JONES (since deceased) and now resides in Harrison County this state; Amanda A.E., born April 29, 1837, married John A. REEL and they reside in Harrison County; Mary J. born November 16, 1838, married Joseph MOSS and they live in Rockford Twp, this county; Ruth A., born February 6, 1841, married John A. MACE and died, leaving 5 children; and Silas H. born July 26, 1847 and died in infancy."
  Census Records		U.S. Census Washington Township, Putnam, IN 1850: Hardin Jones Family Hardin Jones age 39 Farmer born in Kentucky married to Aceruth age 40 also born in Kentucky. Children are john G age 16, Martha E age 14, Amanda A L age 13, Mary Jane age 11, Ruth E age 9
  		Iowa Census Rockford, Pottawattamie, IA 1856: Hardin Jones Family Hardin Jones age 45 (abt 1811), Anneth 46 (abt 1810), R E Jones 15 (1841) and S M Anderson 6 (abt 1850). He was born in Kentucky.
  Family ID	F6991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann MACE,   b. 12 Nov 1833, TN ,   d. 21 Nov 1891, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa  (Age 58 years)
  Married	7 Dec 1854	Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A.   [23]
  Children	+ 1. Nelson JONES,   b. 17 Feb 1856, IA ,   d. Aft 1900  (Age > 45 years) + 2. Theodore John Jones,   b. Abt 1859, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa ,   d. 1928  (Age ~ 69 years) + 3. Parks D. JONES,   b. 20 May 1861, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa ,   d. Aft 1930  (Age > 70 years) + 4. Elias M./A. JONES,   b. 8 May 1863, Loveland, Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA ,   d. 5 Nov 1936, Logan (Harrison) IA  (Age 73 years) + 5. John Green JONES, Jr.,   b. 19 Sep 1865, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa ,   d. 5 Dec 1894, Pottawattamie County, Iowa  (Age 29 years)   6. Emery JONES,   b. 20 Aug 1870, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa ,   d. 8 Nov 1870, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa  (Age 0 years)   7. Anna JONES,   b. 20 Aug 1870, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa ,   d. 27 Feb 1871, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa  (Age 0 years)   8. Clarissa Jane JONES,   b. 25 Jun 1873, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa ,   d. Aft 1891  (Age > 19 years)
  Family ID	F6989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jane BRANSEN,   b. 1 Apr 1843, IN ,   d. 4 Nov 1914  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Abt 1895  [24]
  Family ID	F7806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 28 Mar 1834 - Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Married - 7 Dec 1854 - Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. Died - 20 Mar 1901 - Pottawattamie County, Iowa Buried - - John Green Jones Cemetery, Rockford Twp., Pottawattamie, IA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA. [S108] Letter from Sibyl, father of Theodore Jones. [S109] U.S Census Records. [S127] 1920 Federal Census, Oklahoma, Dewey Co., Harrison Twp., Putnam, ED 203, Sheet 6B., b. IN. [S128] 1910 Federal Census, Oklahoma, Dewey Co., Clark Twp., ED 130, Sheet 2B., b. IN. [S129] 1900 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., ED 126, Sheet 5., b. Mar 1833, IN. [S130] 1900 Federal Census, Oklahoma, Dewey Co., Cleveland, ED 43, Sheet 16B., b. IN. [S134] 1860 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., p. 104., b. abt 1834 TN. [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA, b. 28 Mar 1834. [S140] 1850 Federal Census, Indiana, Putnam Co., Washington Twp., p. 561., b. abt 1834 IN. [S113] John Green Jones Cemetery transcription by Vicki King, 6 April 2002, on IAGenWeb, died Mar. 20, 1901 aged 66 y 11 m 28 d. [S149] 1870 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., p. 3-4., b. abt 1835 IN. [S150] 1880 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford, ED 248, p. 16., b. abt 1834 IN. [S176] 1856 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., p. 870., b. abt 1834 IN. [S202] 1885 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., p. 319., b. abt 1835 IN. [S208] 1910 Federal Census, Indiana, Clay Co., Brazil City/Brazil Twp., Ward 1, Dist. 2, Sheet 5B., b. IN. [S209] 1920 Federal Census, Oklahoma, Cleveland Co., Norman, Dist. 16, p 15A., b. IN. [S210] 1930 Federal Census, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie Co., Shawnee, Dist. 51, p. 15B., b. IN. [S123] 1880 Census, Rockford Twp, Pottawattamie Co, IA, FHLF 1254361, NAFN T9-0361, p 405D. [S113] John Green Jones Cemetery transcription by Vicki King, 6 April 2002, on IAGenWeb. [S132] Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 Record, Microfilm 1315784-1315785, Family History Library, Salt Lake City., m. 18 Oct 1832 (Putnam) IN. [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA, m. 1832. [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA, m. 7 Dec 1854. [S129] 1900 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., ED 126, Sheet 5., m. abt 1895.